All events and classes in Oceania 2025 use the SportIdent Air+ contactless punching system. You will need a SportIdent Active Card (SIAC) to take advantage of this. Rather than having to insert your card into the control station, a punch is recorded when you bring the card within a short distance (roughly 50cm) of the …
Some of our events have a decent walk from parking to the event centre. We don’t anticipate this being a problem for most orienteers, but just in case, here’s what to expect: Event Parking to EC Details Long distance 1.5km You’ll need to cross a stile and traverse some rough ground on fields and in …
If you’re coming to Oceania 2025 from anywhere north of the equator, your orienteering compass is probably balanced for the northern hemisphere. (There are some compasses with so-called global needles, but these are less common.) A northern hemisphere needle is weighted at the wrong end for NZ, and will tend to stick against the inside …